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WEEKLY SUMMER EDITION | WEDNESDAY, JUNE 6, 2007
Countdown to
Areas biggest music
festival opens tomorrow
The Kansan goes behind the scenes with Assembly of
Dust as the band prepares for a two shows at the
Wakarusa Music and Camping Festival. Visit kansan.com
throughout the weekend for updates on the band and
the Wakarusa festival. Preview on pages 8-9.
Guard Brandon Rush
returns for his junior
season after tearing
the ACL in his right
knee. His surgery last
week was deemed a
success.
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2 WWW.KANSAN.COM WEdNESdAY, JUNE 6, 2007
For the past several years, sum-
mer enrollment on the Lawrence
and Edwards campuses has been
around 9,000 students. That num-
ber is similar to the fall enrollment
of 50 years ago.
TOdAY
In Lawrence
n The Americana Music Academy
Jam welcomes all musicians to Signs
of Life, 722 Massachusetts St., on
Wednesdays from 7:30 to 9:30 p.m.,
to enjoy the sounds of blues and folk.
Contact the American Music Academy
for more information at 830-9640.
n Celebrate the sounds of country,
blues and folk music with Oliver Buck at
his CD release party at Harbour Lights,
1031 Massachusetts St., with family or
friends from 10 p.m. to 1 a.m. Admission
is $2 and patrons must be 21. For more
information, call Harbour Lights at 841-
1960.
In Kansas City, Mo.
n Hatebreed, a rock/metal band
that hails from Connecticut, will head-
line a night of hard-hitting music at the
Beaumont Club in Kansas City, Mo. The
all-ages shows costs $20 and will fea-
ture other groups including God Forbid,
Evergreen Terrace, Terror and the Acacia
Strain. For more information, call the
Beaumont Club at 816-561-2560.
THURSdAY
In Lawrence
n Brody Buster Blues Jam will
be playing at the Jackpot Saloon, 943
Massachusetts St., from 6 to 8:30 p.m.,
free of charge to those 18 and over. For
more information, call the Jackpot Saloon
at 832-1085.
nThe Wakarusa Music and Camping
Festival starts today at the Clinton Lake
State Park. For more information, visit
wakarusa.com
In Kansas City, Mo.
n Comedian Louis Anderson will
bring his on-stage antics to the Voodoo
Lounge at the North Kansas City Harrahs
Hotel and Casino, 1 Riverboat Drive,
Kansas City, MO, at 7 p.m. Tickets are
between $30 and $40 and admission is
restricted to guests 21 and over. For infor-
mation, call Harrahs at 816-427-7777.
FRIdAY
In Lawrence
nThe Douglas County Relay for Life,
a fundraiser for the American Cancer
Society, invites the Lawrence community
to take part in its annual fundraiser at
Free State High School, 4700 Overland
Drive. Events include a silent auction and
survivor walk. For more information, call
Tina Yates at 979-8477.
n Starting at 10 p.m., Brent Barry
and Friends will bring a blues sound to
the Jazzhaus, 926 1/2 Massachusetts St.,
at 10 p.m. Admission to the show costs
$4 and is limited to guests 21 and over.
For more information, call the Jazzhaus
at 749-1387.
In Kansas City, Mo.
nThe Doobie Brothers will perform
at 8 p.m. at the Ameristar Casino, 3200 N.
Ameristar Drive. For more information,
call Ameristar at 816-414-7000.
n Cracker will perform at one of
Kansas Citys newest venues, Crossroads,
417 E. 18th St., Kansas City, Mo., at 7 p.m.
Tickets are free prior to the show and are
$10 at the door.
n The Voodoo Lounge at the North
Kansas City Harrahs Hotel and Casino,
One Riverboat Drive, Kansas City, Mo.,
will host R&B singer Ne-Yo, starting at
8 p.m. Tickets are available for $25. For
information call Harrahs at 816-427-
7777.
SATURdAY
In Lawrence
n The Lawrence Farmers Markets
long-standing service to the Douglas
County community will continue from
7 a.m. to 11 a.m. on Saturdays through
November at 8th and New Hampshire
streets.
nJoin DJs Sku and Konsept at 10 p.m.
at Fatsos, 1016 Massachusetts., for a night
of fresh hip-hop, electronic and general
turn-table madness. Admission is $2. For
more information, call 865-4055.
nFrom funk to disco to 80s, Double
Trouble with MC Candlepants will take
music enthusiasts on a journey through
the various forms of music at the Eight
Street Tap Room, 801 New Hampshire
St., at 10 p.m. Admission is $2. For more
information, call 841-6918.
nFast Food Junkies and Cast Pattern
will take the stage at 10 p.m. at the
Bottleneck, 737 New Hampshire St.,
exploring the sounds of bluegrass and
metal. Admission is $5 to $7. For more
information, call 841-5483.
SUNdAY
In Lawrence
n Doors at the Grenada, 1020
Massachusetts St., open at 8 p.m. for
Sparta, Straylight Run and Lovedrug.
Tickets for the all-ages show cost $13
to $15. For more information, call 842-
1390.
n Learn about Japans ancient and
ongoing struggle with a newer, global-
ized world at the Spencer Museum of
Art, 1301 Mississippi St., from noon to
5 p.m. Meiji: Japans Transition into a
Global Society is an exhibition organized
by guest curator Alison Miller. For more
information, call 864-4710.
In Bonner Springs
nChris Daughtry, Katharine McPhee,
Hellogoodbye and Gym Class Heroes will
provide a mix of hip-hop, rap, rock and
pop to all ages at the Verizon Wireless
Amphitheatre, 630 N. 130th St., Bonner
Springs starting at 5 p.m. Tickets range
from $20 to $75. For more information,
call 913-721-3400.
ACTIVITIES
Five things to do this summer
By Alaide Vilchis
avilchis@kansan.com
Many students work full time
during the summer to pay for the
school-years expenses. The routine
of waking up early, going to work
and coming home to watch TV can
get old. But staying in Lawrence does
not have to be boring.
In addition to strolling down
Massachusetts Street or going to
garage sales, here are five fun, afford-
able activities you can do this sum-
mer without leaving Lawrence:
Clinton Lake Marina
Location: Highway 10, just west of
the Clinton Parkway intersection.
Boat rentals: from $100 to $200
all day
Students with a free day and a
group of friends can enjoy a trip
to Clinton Lake Marina. Although
the boat rentals can be expensive,
there are many activities in which
to partake.
The marina offers boat rentals for
fishing, skiing and sailing.
Julle Ohse, who goes to the mari-
na at least twice a week, said that
watching the sunset or sunrise at the
lake is one of the best things to do.
Lee Kennedy, Clinton Lake
Marina manager, said that students
should plan their paddling for week-
days to avoid crowds and receive
discounts.
Bloomington East Swimming
Beach
Hours of Operation: 8 p.m. to 10
p.m.
Location: Southeast side of Clinton
Lake
Price: $1 per person; up to 4 people
per car
Taking a trip to the Bloomington
East swimming beach is a bit like
taking a mini-road trip.
It is far enough away from the city
that the trip allows for long road trip
style conversation.
The beach offers more of a family
environment, but students can bike
and swim.
Brent Moses, a frequenter of
Bloomington Beach, advises visitors
to avoid the beach after rain because
of floods.
Wells Overlook Park
Hours of Operation: 6 a.m. to 10
p.m.
Location: Three miles south of
Lawrence along county road 458
Price: Free
Wells Overlook Park is rarely
crowded. The wooden tower on top
of a hill offers students a view of the
entire city. Picnic tables and a small
hiking trail are also available for use.
The park offers peace and quiet,
but also a great romantic environ-
ment for dates. The park is not lit
at night, so a day trip is the best
option.
Lawrence Outdoor Aquatic
Center
Hours of Operation: 1 p.m. to 8:45
p.m.
Location: 7th and Kentucky
Price: $3.75 per student. Monthly
and seasonal passes available.
The Lawrence Outdoor Aquatic
Center offers students a way to cool
off on hot summer days.
Collin Ghlebak, Rowlett, Texas,
senior and head lifeguard, describes
the patrons of the aquatic center as
the Lawrence hometown crowd.
With two slides and a big pool, it
is a fun weekend locale.
Suzannah Gohannes, a University
graduate and pool regular, said
that getting the pool pass for $16
per month is the best bet for those
intending to swim often.
Ghlebak recommends going after
5 p.m. to avoid mid day crowds. If
you plan to tan go from 1 to 3 p.m.
downtown Lawrence Noir
Festival
Hours: First Thursday of the month
starting at 8 p.m.
Location: 9th Street and New
Hemisphere Street, grass area
Price: Free
Starting this Thursday at 8 p.m.
and continuing the first Thursday
of each month, the Lawrence Noir
Festival will offer live music and
prizes for the public as well as a
movie which will begin at 9:15 p.m.
Plan to make a whole evening
out of it: Eat dinner downtown, go
to the movie and maybe hit a bar
afterward.
Rick Marquez, Downtown
Lawrence Inc., administrator, said
some restaurants will stay open late
for the crowd and that downtown
expects between 200 and 300 people
to attend.
Marquez recommends bringing
blankets and chairs.
Edited by Ben Smith
Events this weekend
Jon Goering/KANSAN
Carol Fittell of Lawrence takes a plunge of the low dive at the Lawrence Outdoor Aquatic Center.
Fittell starts as a freshman at KU in the fall. The Lawrence Outdoor Aquatic Center is located on the
corner of 7th and Kentucky streets.
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NEWS |
WEDNESDAY, JUNE 6, 2007 33
By Carlos Rodriguez
crodriguez@kansan.com
ROSE VERDICT
Jason Allen Rose, the 21-year-
old Lawrence resident charged
with setting the deadly Boardwalk
Apartment fires of October 2005,
was found guilty on three counts
of involuntary manslaughter, one
count of aggravated arson and
seven counts of aggravated battery
on May 11.
Nicole Bingham, University of
Kansas student, electrician Jose
Gonzales, social worker Yolanda
Riddle, died in the fire, and 20 oth-
ers were injured.
Although Rose faced first-
degree murder charges for the
crime, the jury found that Rose
had not intended to kill anyone,
and optioned for the lesser charge
of involuntary manslaughter. Rose
faces a maximum of 122 months
in prison and is scheduled for sen-
tencing on June 18.
WESCOE HALL RENOVATIONS
The $3.5 million Wescoe Terrace
construction project which started
last spring, should be completed by
the weeks end.
Mike Carney, project super-
intendent, said only a few final
touches to the exterior remained,
but mostly its just cleaning up.
The 24,000 square-foot addition
of office space for the department
of history, as well as the Spanish
and Portuguese departments, will
alleviate crowding in Wescoe Hall.
University students, faculty and
guests are reminded to steer clear
of construction areas as workers
near completion.
SPENCER MUSEUM OF ARTS
ART APPRECIATION CLASS
The Spencer Museum of Art
invites young, aspiring artists to
participate in its Art Appreciation
Classes, a series of workshops
designed to familiarize local youths
with various styles and forms of
art.
The programs hands-on activi-
ties are designed to use elements
of the museums current exhibits
to help students create their own
works of art. Classes are every
Saturday in June and July, with
sessions at 10:30 a.m. for 5 to 8-
year-olds and at 12:30 p.m. for 9 to
14-year-olds.
Class themes range from Pop
Art Prints to Art in 3D. There is a
$12 fee per class for non-members
and $10 fee for members, although
scholarships are available.
For more information about
the Art Appreciation Classes or to
register your child, please contact
Lauren Kernes, the museums Youth
and Family Outreach Coordinator,
at 864-0137. Registration forms are
available at the Spencer Museum
of Art.
ROAD CLOSURE
From 7 a.m. until 1 p.m. on
Saturday, Mississippi Street will be
closed from Jayhawk Boulevard
north to Memorial Drive while
crews use a crane to replace a
transformer at Lippincott Hall.
Motorists and pedestrians should
exercise caution when traveling
near the construction area during
the times listed.
Its a way to keep the con-
struction area safe for everybody,
said Mike Miller, assistant director
for Project Management with the
Universitys Facilities Operations.
Barring inclement weather, no
delays are expected, Miller said.
WINNER OF NAFTZGER YOUNG
ARTISTS AUDITIONS
Angie Rae Solomon, a St. Joseph,
Minn., doctoral student, won
$5,000 at the 2007 Naftzger Young
Artists Auditions, May 4 and 5, at
Wichita State University.
Solomon finished ahead of 74
collegiate participants from Kansas,
Missouri and Nebraska to take the
prize.
Nicholas James Susi, St. Louis
senior, and Lindsay Marie Ohse,
Topeka, masters student, were also
selected as finalists. Eunmee Song,
Anyang City, South Korea, junior,
won the $2,000 piano-division
prize.
Edited by Ben Smith
News at a glance
A brief list for your information
ASSOCIATED PRESS
Jason Allen Rose, Lawrence resident, was
found guilty and faces 122 months in prison.
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Two kids, a Russian tutor and a
pet snake get kidnapped by 1980s-
music-loving aliens wearing base-
ball uniforms. After being taken to
Russia in a magical Geo Prism hatch-
back, the captives attempt to thwart
the aliens plot to poison a partys
vodka supply with vinegar while a
teenage couple attempts to re-enact
the famous Romeo and Juliet death
scene using a squirt gun.
This is Alien Invasion, just one
of the numerous screenplays and sto-
ries Mandy Marling, Topeka senior,
wrote in her creative writing classes
at the University of Kansas.
It was just really fun to write. Its
an adventure, and Id never written
an adventure before, Marling said.
Marling started writing stories in
high school, but she was much more
recognized for her dancing skill.
Lots of people knew me as The
Dancer, She said. I was one of the
only people that really knew how to
dance, so I was usually in the chorus
line in a lot of plays.
Marling said that her diminutive
stature made dancing a natural thing
for her.
Im pretty small, so its easy for
people to pick me up and throw me
and do cool stuff, She said.
When developing an idea, Marling
said she lets her mood dictate what
comes out in her stories.
Comedy is fun, but I write some
serious stuff too. If Im writing some-
thing dramatic, she said. It usually
means Im depressed or Im trying to
get something out.
One of Marlings stories cen-
ters around a teenager named
Hurricane who shoots and kills
himself on stage in front of his class-
mates.
With a name like Hurricane, he
had to do something dramatic, said
Marling, jokingly. Still, she prefers
to go for laughs rather than tears in
her writing.
Marlings earlier writing habits
were much more sporadic as she
spent more time doing active
things in high school, like dancing,
theater, and schoolwork.
Marling began her career at the
University as a theater major. After
taking a few courses, Marling decid-
ed that theater wasnt for her. When
an advisor in her Honors English
course suggested she take a creative
writing class, she changed her major
and never looked back.
I really like fiction writing,
Marling said. Its the only kind of
writing there is for me. I respect
non-fiction, but I like to use non-fic-
tion to inspire fiction. Its just a lot
more personal, and no matter what
you write, you dont get in trouble if
you call it fiction.
Marling also met lots of great
people in her creative writing cours-
es. Making new friends is a favorite
activity of Marlings regardless of her
surroundings, whether working at a
theater camp for children, waiting
tables at Paisanos or working on
group projects.
profile | 4 WWW.KANSAN.CoM WeDNeSDAY, JUNe 6, 2007
Creative, fiction writing prove
adventurous for student author
Alien invasion one topic of choice for seniors screenplay
Jon Goering/KANSAN
Mandy Marling, Topeka senior, looks to real-life situations when generating ideas for her screen-
plays. Marling wrote several screenplays in her creative writing class.
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Next year, do you think K-State
fans will wear silver to the game in
honor of the 25th anniversary?
n
United students, the name of your
coalition is spelled wrong on Daisy
Hill. You might want to know how
to spell your name before you
chalk it everywhere.
n
I love this time of year. I wait for
it all semester. All the female legs
come out to play.
n
Whats the deal with people wear-
ing hats of Jayhawks wearing hats?
Thats stupid and unneccesary.
To all the boys who are going to
run on campus without a shirt on:
Shave your happy trail.
n
Does anybody else fnd it amusing
that one of the divisions of stu-
dents in student senate is United
students?
n
Amy has fat heels.
n
Is it me, or does painting black
ashes on everyones forehead
on Ash Wednesday seem a little
pagan?
n
Why did my roommate just drunk
dial this girl that doesnt drink?
That was stupid!
n
To the kid who always leaves his
pink shampoo bottle in the third
foor bathroom of Hash: I peed
in it.
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E. Coli among many reasons to eat veggie burgers instead of beef
I remember a time when
Nickelodeon didnt suck. Hey
Arnold, Aaahh!!! Real Monsters,
Rockos Modern Life and countless
other shows ruled my life. Chucky
is still my favorite ginger kid of all
time (Big Red is a close second). My
childhood aspiration was to climb
the Aggro Crag.
But one third of my generation
didnt get that chance. They will
never know what its like to see
Freddy Got Fingered or to call
their parents after getting admin-
istratively disenrolled from physics
211 for not going to the first lab.
Forty-eight million people will
never have the chance to do any-
thing because of a choice.
Ive made a lot of dumb choices
in my life. Answering Reader
beware: you choose the scare to
What topping would you like on
your pizza? immediately comes to
mind. If only I had known ancho-
vies on the pizza would suck every
bit of moisture from my body, I
would have requested a specific top-
ping.
Having pictures of aborted fetuses
might not be the best way to change
someones mind on abortion. But it
should make our generation think if
our best friend or future spouse was
the one pictured on the side of those
trucks.
When walking on Wescoe Beach,
imagine one third more people
walking around. When thinking
about childhood friends, imagine a
third again as many of them and the
memories there could have been.
When considering an abortion,
imagine taking the training wheels
of your babys bicycle, imagine his
or her first prom.
Abortion may be legal, but that
doesnt make it right.
Zach Gardner
Lawrence freshman
lEttEr frOM thE EDitOr
By Ryan SchneideR
kansan editor
rschneider@kansan.com
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By Maggie VanBuskirk
mvanbuskirk@kansan.com
Last weeks hunt for an alleged
campus gunman had University of
Kansas students checking their text
messages. In May, Provost Richard
Lariviere requested that students,
along with University faculty and
staff, submit telephone numbers
and service providers for an emer-
gency text messaging system.
On Friday, students received e-
mails about the threat, but not text
messages.
It would have been nice to know
what was going on before I got here
and walked around campus, Megan
Sanders, Lenexa junior, said.
Sanders signed up for the text
messaging service in May and
was surprised to find police and
news crews on campus Friday. She
checked her e-mail at Anschutz
Library and received a message
detailing the mornings events.
Sanders then checked her text mes-
sages, which were empty. Lynn
Bretz, director of communications
for the University, addressed the
lack of text messages.
We are in the process of devel-
oping the system, Bretz said. We
have to have everyones cell phone
number and carriers for it to work,
and that information is still being
collected.
Marlesa Roney, vice provost of
student success, said text messages
will be sent in emergency cases. E-
mails and the telephone voice mail
system will also be used.
The University considers an
event an emergency if there is a risk
to any member of the University
community, Roney said.
Larivieres e-mail was sent on the
last day of spring classes. Despite
the late request for emergency con-
tact information, more than 5,000
students have sub-
mitted the informa-
tion. Bretz said it was
a good start but the
University still needs
student cooperation.
Robert Turvey, director of stu-
dent information systems, said the
University will promote the need
for students to update and add
emergency contact information
more prominently on Enroll & Pay.
The University wants that kind
of data for reasons like today,
Turvey said on Friday. Today is a
good example of the need for com-
municating rapidly with people in
our community.
According to Mike Reid, director
of marketing for Kansas Memorial
Unions, text messaging is the quick-
est way to contact students because
of the number of cell phones on
campus today. Reid estimates that
90 percent of the student popula-
tion carry cell phones, making it
a faster tool than computer e-mail
for releasing emergency informa-
tion.
Fridays first emergency e-mail
had a 40-minute delay because of a
coincidental maintenance test being
performed on the Universitys com-
puter system at the same time the
events were unfolding, Bretz said.
The emergency text messaging
system is scheduled to begin in
the fall. Eventually,
students may be able
to choose to receive
text messages about
campus events, news,
sports and educational departments.
Building closings and changes in
bus schedules may also be sent.
Edited by Joe Caponio
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6 WWW.KANSAN.COM WEDNESDAY, JUNE 6, 2007
Campus police search
yields no results
On the morning of June
1, a University of Kansas
employee reported see-
ing a man carrying what
he thought was a rife on
campus. University of Kansas
Public Safety ofcers, Law-
rence Police Department and
the Douglas County Sherifs
Department responded to
the call. Ofcers searched
buildings and an outside
perimeter from Jawhawk
Boulevard to Sunnyside Av-
enue for the alleged gunman.
Buildings were not evacuated
and campus was not placed
on lockdown. An e-mail was
sent to University students,
faculty and staf notifying
them of the situation. Police
completed their search and
said there was no evidence of
a threat.
Maggie VanBuskirk
By Joe Caponio
jcaponio@kansan.com
University officials said that
the number of students enrolling
in the Army ROTC program has
not changed since President Bushs
implementation of a major troop
deployment to Iraq.
Maj. Gary Farley, assistant profes-
sor of military science and operations
officer in the Army ROTC program,
said that other than a spike shortly
after the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11,
2001, the number of students who
joined and completed the program
has remained fairly steady since then.
15 students graduated from the
Army ROTC program in both 2006
and 2007, and program officials
expect that number to increase to
18 in 2008.
We havent seen much change at
all, Maj. Farley said.
In his January State of the Union
address, President Bush announced
his intention to send an additional
21,000 troops to Iraq. According to
the Congressional Budget Office, that
number could eventually grow to
48,000, raising the total number of U.S.
troops in Iraq to more than 180,000.
Maj. Farley said that part of the
reason students arent being dis-
couraged by the push to send more
troops to Iraq is that the students are
still months away from facing the
possibility of deployment.
I dont think that whats going on
over there has a great impact on a
student who is set on joining, Maj.
Farley said.
The completion of the ROTC
program is just the first of three
phases that each cadet must com-
plete. While in the ROTC program,
the cadets are taught military val-
ues, problem solving skills and ethics
through various activities.
Following graduation from the
University, the cadet is sent to a
four-week training session at either
Fort Sill, Okla., or Fort Benning,
Ga. where they learn basic tactical
leadership skills.
The third and final phase for
cadets is officer basic training. This
is a three-to-six month program
where the soldiers learn the special-
ized skills needed for their specific
branches and jobs.
Matt Fortier, Overland Park
senior, said that becoming an officer
in the U.S. Army is something he has
wanted to do since childhood.
Enlistment
remains
steady
rOtC
Alert system still under development
CAMPUS SAfEtY
University continues work to utilize emergency text messages for students
@
n Coverage of Fridays
security scare
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WEDNESDAY, JUNE 6, 2007
By Ben Smith
bsmith@kansan.com
With crashes and clatters bring-
ing about cheers and encouragement,
patrons of the Replay Lounge send
softballs hurling at blue and white
beer cans arranged in the manner of
bowling pins.
Pinball inspired murals decorate
the walls, and memorabilia from The
Simpsons and Spinal Tap hang over
the bar. The Replay, 946 Massachusetts
St., has served Lawrence residents as
an arcade, bar and live-music venue
since it opened in 1993.
Esquire Magazine named the
Replay in its second-annual listing
of The Best Bars in America in its
June issue. The list included 49 other
bars throughout the country, as some
of those harmonious and radiant
places that serve us drinks, keep us
company, and put up with our regret-
table behavior.
Steve Topping, a Replay regular,
said it was only fitting that the Replay
be recognized on a list of the best
bars in the United States.
With weekly events like Pabst
Blue Ribbon Bowling, the Replays
patrons and bartenders participate in
back-patio sports while waiting for
the almost nightly musical entertain-
ment to arrive and set up.
Roy Buddy Kite, an assistant
editor at Esquire, said that he and
other staff writers and editors for the
magazine pooled together their back-
grounds to write the article about
venues like the Replay.
We have guys from all over the
country, which is a pretty helpful
resource, Kite said. We also reached
out to all of our freelancers all over
the country.
The Esquire list included such
bars as John D. McGurks in St. Louis
and The Red Key in Indianapolis.
Kite said that the editors of Esquire
intended to highlight the qualities of
a good bar and compile a helpful list
for travelers.
Any place that is inviting and
comfortable and caters to the local
community is a good bar and that
varies a great deal from city to city,
Kite said.
Magazine editors reached out to
several writers in Kansas for input
as to which bars were worthy of
consideration. The name, Replay
Lounge, kept coming up, Kite said.
It seemed different from what youd
expect of a bar in Kansas.
Kite said that one of the deciding
factors was the Replays diversity as a
live-music venue.
We just kept hearing about how
strong a music pull it had, Kite said.
Competent bar tenders, reason-
able prices, good food and a taste-
ful lineup of music were all taken
into consideration when deciding
which watering holes would make
the grade, Kite said.
Topping said that Lawrence was
the perfect place to find the best bar
in Kansas.
Probably 15 bars in Lawrence
could have made it on the list,
Topping said. The Bottleneck, The
Granada, Harbour Lights, Louises,
Quintons, dot-dot-dot. The bottom
line is that they looked in all 50
states and picked only one bar in
each one.
Jason Supernaw, bartender at the
Red Lyon Tavern, said he felt that
some of the Replays good attributes
included the patio area as well as the
drink prices and the music.
Its a really nice place to drink
with a lot of cool people, Supernaw
said.
He declined to say anything nega-
tive about the Replay on account of
his having friends over there whod
kick my ass.
Nick Carroll, owner of the Replay,
said that though the writers of the
article had never actually come to the
bar, he was proud and honored that
his bar had been mentioned.
Kite said that Esquire is planning
on expanding the online list to pro-
vide a forum allowing reader com-
mentary making the list interactive
and more democratic.
Edited by Joe Caponio
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Replay named as one of countrys 50 best bars
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The Replay Lounge was featured as one of the top 50 bars in America in a recent article by Esquire magazine. The Replay Lounge is located at 946
Massachusetts St.
Libby sentenced to prison
for 30 months in leak case
WASHINGTON Former White
House aide I. Lewis Scooter Libby
was sentenced to 2 1/2 years in
prison Tuesday for lying and ob-
structing the CIA leak investigation.
Libby, the former chief of staf to
Vice President Dick Cheney, stood
calmly before a packed courtroom
as a federal judge said the evidence
overwhelmingly proved his guilt
and left the courthouse without
commenting.
Libby was convicted in March of
lying and obstructing an investi-
gation into the 2003 leak of CIA
operative Valerie Plames identity.
Virginia Techs Norris Hall
to reopen as ofces
ROANOKE, Va. The neo-Gothic
building where a gunman killed 30
people and himself on the Virginia
Tech campus will be reopened for
ofces and laboratories, but will
never again be used for classrooms,
the university announced Tuesday.
Norris Hall will open June 18 for
the engineering science and me-
chanics and civil and environmen-
tal engineering departments. They
had been the primary occupants
of the building on April 16, when
Seung-Hui Cho killed 32 students
and faculty members on Blacks-
burg campus. The second foor
classrooms where the victims were
gunned down will remain closed.
Fourth suspect in JFK plot
surrenders in Trinidad
PORT-OF-SPAIN, Trinidad A
Guyanese suspect in an alleged
plot to attack New Yorks John F.
Kennedy Airport surrendered to
police Tuesday in Trinidad, a police
ofcial said.
Abdel Nur turned himself in at a
police station outside the Trinida-
dian capital of Port-of-Spain, police
spokeswoman Wendy Campbell
told The Associated Press.
Nur is the fourth man in custody
in the allege plot to blow up fuel
lines that feed the airport. Two
other men are already in custody
in Trinidad and the fourth is in the
United States.
Bush: Moscow has delayed
democratic reforms
PRAGUE, Czech Republic
President Bush risked further
stoking a testy dispute with Russia
over a new U.S. missile defense
system on Tuesday, saying Moscow
has derailed once-promising
democratic reforms.
In a speech celebrating democ-
racys progress around the globe
and calling out places where its
reach is either incomplete or lack-
ing Bush said that free societies
emerge at diferent speeds in
diferent places and have to refect
local customs.
But he said certain values are
universal to all democracies, and
rapped several countries for not
embracing them.
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By Tyler Harbert
tharbert@kansan.com
Jam band fans arent the only
people who enjoy the annual
Wakarusa Music Festival.
Local restaurants, hotels and
liquor store employees are ready
for an expected increase in busi-
ness this weekend thanks to the
festival.
We get a pretty big spike and
just about double our normal
weekend business, said Derron
McMorris, manager of Parkway
Wine and Spirits, located at 23rd
and Kasold streets.
Because of its proximity to the
four-day-long festival at Clinton
Lake, McMorris said his store pre-
pared for the coming slew of music
lovers by scheduling additional
workers and over-ordering some
products, such as New Belgium and
Pabst Blue Ribbon brand beers.
He said the store did even more
business two years ago, before
stricter regulations banned glass
containers at the festival.
McMorris, who has worked at the
liquor store for two years, said the
all-day crowd at his store has never
been a problem, smells aside.
A lot of them are dirty and they
havent showered because theyve
been out there for days at a time,
he said. It never gets wild, just a
little bit more people.
Crowd control during the festi-
val has been an issue in previous
years at Hallmark Inn Best Value,
730 Iowa St.
Last year, if it wasnt nailed
down they took it, Jennifer Larsen,
general manager of Hallmark Inn
Best Value, said.
Larsen has worked at different
Lawrence hotels for 10 years and
was certain she would sell out of
rooms this year.
The cost of a room for one night
at the Hallmark Inn during the
festival was $79.95, $20 more than
any other weekend night. The rea-
son for the price increase, she said,
was to make up for the mess festival
goers left behind them.
They were a little bit messier,
Larsen said. Yeah, we had quite a
party at our pool last year.
She said with the large number
of visitors coming in, proximity
to the festival did not affect hotel
business.
There arent that many hotel
rooms for events like this here,
she said.
Location is the number one rea-
son Everardo Cazaress business
gets a boost during the yearly fes-
tival.
Normally its kind of steady,
said Cazares, general manager
of Cicis Pizza, 2020 W. 23rd St.
During those days we can see the
increase in business and sales.
The pizza restaurant, located
four miles east of Clinton Lake,
might appeal to festival attendees
because it serves a full buffet for
$4.29, Cazares said.
The restaurant will run with a
full staff and extra food products
during the weekend, he said.
On the other side of town,
the Third Planet Imports, 846
Massachusetts St., will sell festi-
val goers sunglasses, hackey-sacks,
clothing and other things they for-
got, said manager Melissa Padgett.
Third Planet will also be a ven-
dor inside the festival and Padgett
hopes negative publicity about
security and crime crackdowns
during last years festival wont
keep music fans from turning up in
droves at this years festival.
Sarah Sims, a 2007 University
graduate, is an employee at Sunrise
Garden Center, 1501 Learnard Ave.,
which traded a variety of plants to
be used in backstage and VIP areas
at the festival in exchange for tick-
ets to the festival.
Sims, a Lawrence native, said
the majority of her money for the
festival will be spent on beer. She
said she will be staying overnights
on Wakarusa campgrounds, but she
said that many other festival goers
will be coming into town to spend
the evening.
Usually a lot of them stay a
couple days after the festival ends
and youll see them around, Sims
said.

Edited by Joe Caponio
By SamCarlson
scarlson@kansan.com
Music lovers who attended last
years Wakarusa Music & Camping
Festival will see at least five familiar
faces at this years event. The band
Assembly of Dust will play two of the
four days, just as they did last year.
Reid Genauer, band leader, calls his
bands music hick funk,
and formed the group
five years ago by picking
up members as he played
solo gigs. The band first
played together in 2002
and released their first
album, The Honest Hour, in 2005.
We draw from elements of
Motown and roots music like blue-
grass and blues, and rock, he said.
Genauer said he enjoys playing at
what he calls huge congregations of
fanatical music fans.
You wind up playing in front of
crowds considerably larger than you
might have had had you played on
your own, Genauer said.
Wakarusa, however, isnt just any
festival, Genauer said.
Its been a great way to get in front
of a lot of people who have a predis-
posed liking to our style of music, he
said, adding that the beautiful setting
of Clinton Lake State Park enhances
the experience.
Another member of the band,
Nate Wilson,
keyboard player,
views Wakarusa
as a unique
event.
Assembly of
Dust has played
at several festi-
vals, some featuring only jam bands,
Wilson said.
Honestly, I get bored seeing one
thing over and over again when I go,
he said.
Wakarusa offers a nice change of
pace, Wilson said.
They do a good job of getting a
good variety of artists, Wilson said.
And just as the specific genre of
the groups music is uncertain, the
origin of the bands name is also a bit
unclear.
I would categorize it as uplifting
and fairly happy music. Its not all that
dark. I felt like the band needed a little
darkness, Genauer said of the choice
of name.
The band released their newest
album, Recollection, in March.
Genauer said theres no substitute
for watching themlive.
I think you get a more true read on
the band by seeing us live, he said.
Assembly of Dust will play Saturday
from 3:15 to 4:15 p.m. and Sunday
from noon to 1 p.m. Tickets are still
available at www.wakarusa.com.
Edited by Ben Smith
Headliners
Festival rings in summer
Wakarusa brings tunes and smiles
to music lovers and businesses alike
Local restaurants, hotels prepare for onslaught of customers during festivals four-day weekend
By SamCarlson
scarlson@kansan.com
This years Wakarusa Music &
Camping Festival will focus on more
than great music. For brief periods
throughout the
four-day festival,
the environment
will steal the
spotlight.
One of the
biggest changes
this year will be
on environmental
sustainability,said
Heather Lofflin,
media coordina-
tor for the event.
The festival has partnered with
Zephyr Energy of Lawrence to launch
a sustainability symposium, accord-
ing to a news release from the com-
pany. Speakers will give presentations
on such environmental topics as
coal-fired energy and wind energy in
between selected acts.
Recycling at the event will also be
emphasized, Lofflin said.
We anticipate doing twofold the
amount of recycling we did last year,
she said.
The festival has purchased from
Zephyr Energy what are known as
Green Tags, which offer renewable
energy developers a premium to pro-
duce carbon-free forms of energy. The
money made off the green tags will go
directly to renewable energy projects
that will produce the same amount of
energy used at the festival. The new
energy, however,
will be clean, in
the formof either
wind or solar
energy.
Its to get peo-
ple to start think-
ing about where
our energy comes
from, said Sarah
Hill-Nelson, a
Zephyr energy
representative.
One of the themes were trying to
stress is that living sustainably can be
fun.
Other changes
The festival aims to be more user-
friendly with help from customer
service representatives known as
St. Bernards. Lofflin said that these
roaming information booths will
answer any question a patron might
have, from wheres the closest bath-
room? to a need for first aid.
For those patrons looking for a
little extra relaxation, yoga classes
will be offered in the morning, said
Dave Barrett, a festival coordinator.
Hanuman, a famous yoga instructor,
will lead the exercises from 8 to 11
every morning.
But all of the extra activities have
not taken away from the main goal of
the festival: providing musical enter-
tainment. More than 100 bands are
scheduled to perform on six stages
over the course of four days.
Ben Harper, Widespread Panic and
the Yonder Mountain String Band are
considered some of the festivals high-
lights.
I think youll find that every genre
is represented, Barrett said of the
lineup.
The diversity of the music could
be one reason the festival has gained
attention around the world.
Tickets have been sold in all 50
statesandfiveforeigncountries, includ-
ing Germany, Japan, Australia, South
Korea and England, Barrett said.
Lawrence is really on a national
stage for four days, he said.
Although tickets for the festival are
not sold out, Barrett recommends get-
ting tickets as early as possible.
A four-day pass, as well as passes
for individual days, can be purchased
at www.wakarusa.com.
Edited by Joe Caponio
Green energy, sustainability prime issues at concerts
KANSAN FILE PHOTO
The Wakarusa Music and Camping Festival returns to Clinton Lake beginningThursday and ending on Sunday.
Jon Goering/KANSAN
Matt Dolly, Lawrence resident and store clerk at Parkway Wine and Liquor, stocks a display
in the store in preperation for the Wakarusa crowds. The location of the liquor store on Clinton
Parkway makes it a popular stop for people attending the festival.
Assembly of Dust ready to play hick funk at festival
CONTRIBUTED PHOTO BY RON RANERE
The bandAssembly of Dust will performSaturday from3:15 to 4:15 p.m. at the Campground Stage. They will perform
again Sunday fromnoon to 1 p.m. at the Sun Down Stage.
KANSAN FILE PHOTO
This years Wakarusa Festival is scheduled to feature more than 100 bands during the four-day event.
Widespread Panic
Saturday, 8:15-Midnight, Sun
Down Stage
Ben Harper
Friday, 10-Midnight, Sun
Down Stage
Yonder Mountain String
Band
Saturday, 6-7:45 p.m. Revival
tent
Saturday, Midnight-1:45 a.m.
Sun Down Stage
Les Claypool
Sunday, 10:30-Midnight, Sun
Down Stage
Citizen Cope
Sunday, 4:45-6 p.m. Sun
Down Stage
Medeski, Martin and Wood
Sunday, 6:30-8 p.m. Sun
Down Stage
Michael Franti
Sunday, 8:30-10 p.m. Sun
Down Stage
@
n Behind the scenes with
Assembly of Dust.
Its to get people to start think-
ing about where our energy
comes from.
SARAH HILL-NELSON
Zephyr energy representative
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I love meeting new people, said
Marling. Meeting new people is like
exploring the world. I really want to
get to know them. I ask lots of ques-
tions. I dont just want to know what
theyre like, I want to know why.
Angela McNulty, Olathe senior,
and Marlings co-worker at Paisanos,
said that Marlings personality allows
her to make friends easily.
Shes very outgoing and talkative.
Shes always laughing and making
jokes, said McNulty. At work shell
always be in a good mood, even
when none of us want to be there.
She makes the best out of a bad
situation.
Meeting new people is also a
method to generate new stories.
Real life inspires most of my sto-
ries, said Marling. I like to pay
attention to the quirky things about
people and smash them all together
for a story.
Marling hasnt had any of her
work published, although thats not
a pressing concern. Ultimately, she
writes for one audience.
I write for me. Outside of writ-
ing, I dont think Im very creative.
Everyone has a recreation that
makes them feel good. Writing is
what I do.
Edited by Ben Smith
Our disposition in Iraq does not
act in any way as a deterrent to my
enrollment in ROTC, he said.
Sgt. 1st Class Antonio Talbert,
a recruiter at the Lawrence Army
National Guard Recruiting Center,
2223 Louisiana St., said that much
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announcement of the troop surge.
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T o d a y s S o l u t i o n : T H E C R O P L A N D I S C H O C K -
F U L L O F S N A K E S . I S U P P O S E Y O U M I G H T S A Y I T S
F A R M E D A N D D A N G E R O U S .
By Dylan Schoonover
dschoonover@kansan.com
The $31 million-dollar expansion
of practice fields, weight rooms, and
coaches offices at Memorial Stadium
is destroying more than 100 trees in
the area, including nearly a dozen
oaks and maples that are almost 60
years old.
The University plans to plant more
than 200 trees for the loss incurred
during construction. Mark Reiske,
associate director of design and con-
struction management, said the cam-
pus will be more beautiful once the
landscaping is completed.
We are going to plant two or three
trees for every one lost, Reiske said.
We will try to replace all the hard-
woods that are being cut down.
Even so, the construction has
angered those who picnic in the area
and even enjoy climbing the trees.
Andrew Flanery, Kansas City, Kan.,
senior and president of the KU Tree-
Climbing Club said he was saddened
by the loss of the trees in that area
because his club enjoyed climbing the
large specimens.
The football team is already treat-
ed like royalty, Flanery said. I dont
think they needed that large of an area
for football.
Despite the frustration of losing
acres of natural landscape, he said
they will continue to climb through-
out campus. Flanery also said he
was pleased that his group wouldnt
lose the entire climbing area south
of Memorial Stadium where many
of the larger trees are located. The
University has taken extra measures to
diminish the loss of the older oak and
maple trees. A promised $414,000 is
expected for landscaping replacement,
with $200,000 of that directly going to
tree replacement.
University Architect, Warren
Corman, said he hates to see the trees
fall, but the limited space for the proj-
ect didnt leave them a better option
during the design stages. He said
that not everything could be saved
when reconstructing nearly 35 acres
of land.
Cutting down trees, especially old
ones is a pet peeve of mine, Corman
said. But you cant have a tree in the
middle of a practice field.
Corman said one of the primary
goals of the addition was to save prac-
tice time. He said the team lost nearly
one quarter of their allotted practice
time every day due to the
busing back and forth
between the old practice
fields southwest of Allen
Fieldhouse and the foot-
ball stadium.
The NCAA only allows so much
time for practice and coach felt los-
ing that to transportation really hurt,
Corman said. Other Big 12 schools
like Kansas State and Oklahoma have
their facilities all together and KU
should too.
Along with the loss of
trees, Mississippi Street
will be closed from
Jayhawk Boulevard to
9th Street while a new lane for bus
transit will be put in and is planned to
be complete by the fall.
University spokesman, Todd
Cohen, said the temporary incon-
venience will greatly benefit campus
transportation in the long run.
When everything is complete we
hope to have a bigger and more com-
plete area around the stadium.
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Arthur tries for world
championship team
Sophomore forward Darrell
Arthur will tryout for the 2007
USA Under-19 World Champion-
ship Team. The tryouts will be
held in Arthurs
hometown, Dal-
las, June 28-30.
Team USA will
compete in the
2007 U19 World
Championship
in July in Serbia.
Just to
be chosen to
tryout for a national team is a great
honor, Arthur said in a statement. I
am looking forward to see where I
stand among these great players.
In his freshman season, Arthur
averaged 9.8 points a game and
led the team with 56 blocks.
I love it when players from our
program get selected to try out
for a national team, coach Bill Self
said in a statement. This will be a
great experience for Darrell to play
against some solid competition
and learn some valuable lessons
from head coach Jerry Wainwright.
Hopefully he makes the team and
gets the opportunity to represent
the country.
Kansan stafreport
Pan-American Games
choose Jayhawks for tryout
Guards Sherron Collins and
Mario Chalmers have both been
selected to tryout for USA basket-
ball mens Pan-American Games
team. The tryouts are at Haverford
College in Pennsylvania and will be
held July 12-14.
Sherron and I have been going
extra hard ever since we got the
call, Chalmers said. This is going
to be a great opportunity for us
against some very tough competi-
tion.
Last season, Chalmers was the
co-Big 12 defensive player of the
year, leading the conference in
steals for the second straight year.
In his freshman season, Collins
averaged 11.3 points a game in Big
12 play.
Self acknowledged junior guard
Brandon Rushs recently torn ACL.
This is a great opportunity for
Mario and Sherron but unfortu-
nately Brandon was not able to try
out due to his injury, Kansas head
coach Bill Self said in a statement.
Its a stacked squad and both of
them are going to have to be in
great shape and play very well in
order for them to make this team.
Team USA will be coached by
Villanova coach Jay Wright.
Kansan stafreport
Big 12 names Costner
Female Sportsperson
Golfer Amanda Costner has
been named the Big 12 Conference
Female Sportsperson of the Year.
Costner, the Big 12 womens golf
champion, is the frst Jayhawk to
win the award.
She volunteered to serve
breakfast at the Jubilee Caf, a local
organization that provides meals
to the needy. She also worked with
the Truancy Di-
version Program
and helped
expose junior
high students to
the game of golf
at a local driving
range.
Costner also
volunteered in
Kansas Athletics community service
programs.
Costner will graduate with a de-
gree in applied behavioral sciences
in August.
Kansan stafreport
Freshman pole vaulter
honored by Big 12
Pole vaulter Jordan Scott was
named the Big 12 Outdoor Co-
Freshman of the Year. Scott also
won the indoor version of the same
award.
He is the frst
Jayhawk to win
the award in
either the in-
door or outdoor
season. At the
Big 12 Outdoor
meet last month
he tied the meet
record with a
vault of 18-2.50 feet to win the title.
I am honored to receive the
award, Scott said in a press release.
My performance this year has
been nothing short of a dream
come true and a testament to
the hard work I have put in since
September.
Scott also won the Midwest
Region title and currently ranks
second in the nation and will com-
pete starting today at the NCAA
Championships.
Kansan stafreport
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KANSAN FILE PHOTO
Sophomore guard Brandon Rush, pictured against Nebraska, recently had surgery to repair his
torn right ACL.
By Dylan Schoonover
dschoonover@kansan.com
Kansas basketball fans can be
optimistic of Brandon Rushs recov-
ery process following successful sur-
gery on the torn anterior cruciate
ligament in his right knee.
Kansas coach Bill Self said in a
press release that he was pleased by
the results of the surgery and expect-
ed Rush to begin rehab immediately.
The surgery couldnt have gone
any better, Self said. Brandon is
well on the road to recovery.
Before Self s announcement that
Rush had torn his ACL, Rush said
that his knee injury in a pick-up
game did not play a part in his deci-
sion to return to school.
Rush announced that he was pull-
ing his name out of the NBA draft
on Friday, May 25. The next week,
word came out that Rush had torn
his ACL.
This past year Rush was an All-
Big 12 first team member and John
Wooden Award All-American. He
also was the teams leading scorer
with 13.8 points per game and sec-
ond on the team in rebounding with
5.6 boards per contest.
With the return of Rush, the
Jayhawks will have 13 of 14 players
back from last years Elite Eight squad
that went 33-5.
We have a great team returning
and I love my teammates, Rush said-
in a release. The people at Kansas
and the fans have treated me so well.
It is hard to pass up the opportunity
to experience another year of that.
Edited by Ben Smith
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Guard Brandon
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The injury forced
him to withdraw
from this months
NBA draft.
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